Cat Beat Time Travel Adventures (Episode 2)
Jay huffed as he staggered out of the ship, still in his very human form and still in a much too long flowing white dress. His attempts to stomp were hindered by his garment and his angry exit was ruined. A sad Taecyeon trailed behind him; tail between his legs as he had shifted back to his mid-way cat beast form. He dropped down to follow on all fours, too upset to accompany his irate mate with his head held high - and showing his submission always pleased Jay.
Their trip had not gone as well as they had hoped. After leaving 21st century Seoul, the pair returned home, thanks to Chansung, and then loaded up another ship and headed for the dinosaurs. They made it that time - almost - at least that is how Taec saw it. Jay, on the other hand, did not think that one of the ice ages was quite close enough. He wanted tyrannosauruses and stegosauruses and some god damn magma!! Not the ice and snow that he got.
As if that disappointment hadn’t been enough, Taec tried to cheer Jay up by bringing him to the middle of a desert to warm him up - totally forgetting the dinosaurs. Turns out, they had landed in the fringes of Babylon.
“Jay please, I’m sorry about the mob-”
“Hyung!” It was Junho’s cries of happiness to see his older brother returned home. Taec jumped up to his hind feet to receive his brother’s full weight in his arms.
“Junho I - Why is your hair orange?” Junho beamed at his hyung.
“You like it?” His brother asked as Taec noticed a very blonde Nichkhun next to a very burgundy Kwon. His boyfriend’s best friends had finally corrupted his baby brother in his absence.
“Park Jaebum you look fabulous!” Leave it to Kwon to ignore the sullen look on his face and focus on his attire. Jay was in a tightly wrapped white dress with purple embroidering along the edges (which would have been flowing had it been worn a female’s body), wearing a rather impressive necklace of metal and beads and had on more guy liner than any boy band in history. However, the piece de resistance was the wig of straight glossy black hair with bangs hitting just above his eyes that looked like it could be his own.
“The mob of wealthy suitors thought so too!” he said before launching himself at his friends and blubbering incoherently. Kwon was stunned and tried to get a good hold of the crying man while Nichkhun sent a soul sucking glare at Taecyeon.
“Taecyeon hyung, you have a lot of explaining to do.” Khun said as he wrapped an arm around Jay and helped Kwon carry their friend out of the docking bay.
The group settled in the living room of Park’s home. Jay had changed out of the one size too small dress and out of the wig. Kwon had tried to convince him to leave the make-up on. Khun had argued that Jay’s tears had ruined the thick liner already and that there was no point but Kwon insisted that it added to the drama.
Clean faced, Jay sat between his best friends on the couch while Junho was curled up against his older brother who was now in full cat form. This way, Taecyeon couldn’t speak and make things worse between him and Jaebum while he older man told the others what happened.
“We were supposed to finally see the dinosaurs, but genius over there sent us to the ice age.” Jay began with a sad smile. “He was trying to give me what I wanted, so you know, I decided to make the best of it,” Taec huffed, the air from his nostrils hot on Junho’s side. “What? I totally did!” Jay’s protest stopped there as it’s pointless to argue with a giant cat who can’t talk.
“So you’re in the middle of a snow globe...?” Kwon prompted.
“Yes, and we were in full cat form frolicking along happily with a family of woolly mammoths when some sabertooths start skulking around.”
“Wait, what the hell does this have to do with you coming home in drag and tears?” Khun asked; ever so observant. Well, really, he just wanted Jay to finish telling the story so he could hug him again, yell at Taecyeon for always being an idiot and then go find Junsu to show off his new hair color. He tried not to think too much about the way Junsu would show Khun how much he enjoyed his new hair color.
“I’m getting to that. So, these tigers start creeping around us and Taec and I decide that maybe we should get out of there before we get mauled - or mounted. Then, as we are making our way back home Taec decides that we should stop by a place where we could warm up before heading home; and that, my friends, is when we land in the Syrian Desert - right by Earth’s Ancient Babylon.”
Kwon and Junho tilted their heads in confusing, trying to remember where and when the hell that was and Nichkhun face palmed, luckily he was in human form when he did so. Why was Taceyeon such fail around Jay?
“But why were you dressed up like Cleopatra or whatever?” Khun was running out of patience.
“The question should be why does Taecyeon like to dress Jaebum up like Cleopatra.” Kwon corrected.
“It was a disguise.” Jay deadpanned, like it should have been obvious. “And Jaebum-hyung looked prettier than Cleopatra.” Junho added with a bright eye smile. Everyone ignored the deep purr coming from Taecyeon at that statement.
“Why did you need a disguise then?” Kwon asked with his head was in his hands and his elbows on his knees. Now bored that they were no longer talking about Taecyeon’s fetishes.
“Were you being chased by bandits?” Junho asked as he scratched his hyung behind his ears. He felt bad for his brother; he always took it hard when Jaebum was upset with him. “Or the police?”
Jay looked at Taecyeon who was refusing to meet his gaze at this point in the story. “Hundreds of women,” he seethed.
“What?” the three chorused.
“We had gotten lost and accidently walked into a tent full of women of all ages - in various stages of undress - it was not a pretty sight. We got chased by an angry mob of them into a market place. Taec dressed up as a merchant and I got forced into a dress and some fake hair!” There was a rumble from Taecyeon and he morphed back to his in between form; ears, tail, claws, fangs and haunches.
“It the only thing I could get my hands on!” It came out as a snarl; Taec wouldn’t take this lying down anymore, mainly because he stood up. “Anyways, it wouldn’t have been such a problem if you hadn’t wandered off and left my side!” The worry was evident in his voice.
“Wait, if Taec shoved you in a dress and wig, how did you come by the necklace and eyeliner?” Kwon asked, now spinning the necklace around one finger. When did he get that?
“The women!” Jay hissed as horrid memories plaguing him. “And I did not wander off! I was just checking if the area was clear...” he grumbled as the floor suddenly became so interesting. Maybe Taecyeon wasn’t fully at fault, maybe he held like 2% of the blame. He studied the outline of Taecyeon’s shadow that glowered over him.
“You mean the women caught you to pretty you up?” Junho was confused. He blinked his eyes thrice.
“When we ran in to them again they didn’t recognize us, but thought I was some foreigner looking to get hitched or sold, mainly because Taec was all pimped out and I had on a dress similar to theirs. They ended up bringing me back into that tent and made me up like some Vegas drag queen to present me and some other girls-” Khun and Kwon sniggered, as Jay had just referred to himself as a girl, “- to be auctioned off, at a marriage market.” Jaebum continued, ignoring his so-called best friends’ giggles.
“Marriage market?” Junho seemed to be the only one actually paying attention to Jay’s little rant.
“They auction off eligible women after presenting them on a platform to men looking for a wife.” Taecyeon explained.
“Those women tried to sell you!” Junho sputtered out.
“Well they did think that Taecyeon wanted to sell Jay first.” Nichkhun pointed out.
“Why would you want to take Jaebum to a place like that hyung?” Kwon teased Taecyeon, blinking his squinted eyes like Junho.
“So, any takers Jay? You did look mighty pretty in that dress.” Khun tickled his friend next to him. Jaebum playfully slapped his hands away. Everyone ignored the growl coming from Taecyeon.
“I think I look good in it too!” Kwon had thrown the dress over his clothing. When did he get that?
“He got plenty of takers.” Taecyeon forced out through gritted teeth and fisted his claws at his sides, almost drawing blood. “They were all over him!”
“You mean the suitors that he was blubbering about before?” Kwon asked as he straightened the wig on his head. Seriously, when did he get that?
“I guess the disguise worked well since those rich men were all shouting bids for me...” Jay wanted to scowl but the anger and jealousy coming from his boyfriend made him feel badly for the giant beast. “But they were all sketchy and handsy and Taecyeon-ah saved me from them when they tried to mob me...” He tried to smile reassuringly to his boyfriend but the beast within him was enraged, afflicted by the memories of men grabbing at his beloved.
“Oh hyung, how romantic!” Junho gushed from his place on the floor, wrapping his arms around his brother’s legs. This caused Taec to titter and Jay rushed from his place on the couch to steady the man. Jay encircled Taec in a big bear beast hug and whispered, “My hero” as his lips brushed the furry ears.
“Everyone out.” It was a firm command as Taecyeon’s eyes glowed with lust. “And leave the disguise behind Kwon.”
The smaller cat did not argue and left the articles behind. Nichkhun scooped Junho up from the floor as he began to explain what happens when two cat beasts love each other and want to express that love physically. At this point, Taecyeon was too far gone to care how corrupted his dongsaeng was.
“They are gonna do that in Jaebummie-hyung’s living room?” The small eyes had never had to open so wide.
“On the floor, on the couch, maybe the kitchen,” Kwon then listed all the places he knew that love could be expressed on in the average home.
“What are you guys doing outside my house?” The three boys turned to seeing Park Chansung peeling a banana. Junho blushed as the younger cat beast took his first bite.
“I like your hair Junho-ah.” Chansung gushed before shoving the rest on the banana in his mouth. “Is hyung home yet?” Chansung asked as he walked past the men group on his front steps, making sure to brush against Junho, marking him slightly with his scent.
“DON’T GO IN THERE FOR THE SWEET LOVE OF THE GODS!!!” Junho tackled Chansung to the ground, missing the rocket in Chansung’s pocket.
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